The music duo known as the W91 have
released their latest official single, “The Sun Still Shines.”
The single is the debut selection to be showcased from their upcoming
record, the title and release date of which will be announced in the
months to come. Tinted with the classy, stylish pop gloss of the
1960s, “The Sun Still Shines” is a track fans of any genre of
music can get behind.
The W91 cite as main musical influences
a broad swath of artists from various categories, including Johann
Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Elton John, Dire Straits, Bruce
Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Fabrizio de Andrè, and George Brassens.
But music by the W91 is concerned with more than mere sound, their
lyrics having inspirational roots in the poetry of Charles Baudelaire
and Walt Whitman, as well as in the stories of Ernest Hemingway.
The tone and feel of the W91's “The
Sun Still Shines” is sure to please fans of contemporary bands such
as Air and Phoenix, and especially aficionados preferring pop singers
and songwriters of the twentieth century, like Astrud Gilberto,
Francoise Hardy, and Serge Gainsbourg.
Music fans who appreciate pleasingly
complex textures in themes, meanings and messages are perhaps most
likely of all to find what they're looking for in “The Sun Still
Shines.”
Speaking of their creative aims with
their music, the W91 write:
“The W91 is a duo born in 2006 to
carry on the 'Memories from '900' project, an album on the tragedies
of the last century, focusing on some historical episodes like D-day,
witnessed through the eyes of men who were part of them. It took some
years to define the stories; the stories are some kind of little
novels, and all the particulars are real. We recorded even the
seaside waves at Omaha Beach, Normandy, on an evening in Summer
2011.”
Half of the W91, Massimo, began his
music career as a bassist in the 1990s before leaving pop music to
play classical guitar for more than a decade.
“I played as classic guitarist in
theatres [pieces such as] Antonio Vivaldi's 'Concert in D-Dur for
guitar and Orchestra,' and some of Johann Sebastian Bach's Suites –
1001 and cello suites.”
The other half of the W91 is
Jacqueline, who takes her name in memory of the beloved Jaqueline du
Pre.
“I needed a voice from the past,”
explains Massimo, “warm and sad at the same time, a voice able to
live and love the stories while singing them, able to make each
single word meaningful to the listener.”
Jacqueline's clear, clarion,
crystalline vocals stand out as one of the single's chief charms.
Alongside her remarkable singing, the singular studio production of
the single is also noteworthy.
Massimo writes of this, “And then I
needed a particular vintage sound: so I asked Simon Heyworth (Tubular
Bells, King Crimson) to master the songs using only tapes, to have as
analog a tone as possible.”
The following is a partial explanation
of the core meaning of “The Sun Still Shines,” provided by the
W91 themselves. “The Sun Still Shines” by the W91 is available
online worldwide.
From Massimo of the W91: “'The Sun Still Shines' is a phrase that Sophie Scholl, a member of the 'White Rose' said before she died, sentenced to death by Nazi regime at the age of 22, guilty of spreading information on the real conditions German soldiers were facing on the Russian front. This song is about the peaceful opposition to the regime.
From Massimo of the W91: “'The Sun Still Shines' is a phrase that Sophie Scholl, a member of the 'White Rose' said before she died, sentenced to death by Nazi regime at the age of 22, guilty of spreading information on the real conditions German soldiers were facing on the Russian front. This song is about the peaceful opposition to the regime.
“All this work carries one message:
if we are able to remember and to bring our conscience deeply through
the tragedy of the past, we can find the hope and the strength to
build a better tomorrow, remembering the men who gave out their lives
allowing this. The album has been written to leave a testimonial for
the young generations, a message of peace and sharing of history as
'magistra vitae' [the teacher of life].”
-S. McCauley
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“The Sun Still Shines” by the
W91 –
Website -
thew91.com
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